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theRuler

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round peg square hole
« on: November 01, 2005, 08:08 PM »
any way of fitting 1 1/8th forks to an oldschool frame?

darkslider

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2005, 09:14 PM »
If its a moto-one your local car recycler will help just squeeze till its a cuboid.

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2005, 09:14 PM »
i will work out a way.

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2005, 11:26 PM »
Yes you can, don`t know how its done though  :(
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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2005, 11:30 PM »
Someone done it on here, on the old site, to a Haro Master I think & I can't remember who it was, but he got the headtube machined out just enough to fit the 1" 1/8 headset in.
Then fitted new skool forks.

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2005, 11:39 PM »
I may be wrong, but I am almost sure you can get a headset, which is sort of inverted; ie, the cups are the opposite way round (cones in the frame, cups on the forks) which does the job. I think I may have one, but NOT complete. I will look 2morro. Ad

steve

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2005, 12:21 AM »
get an alloy newschoo heaset
-and file the cups
???????????/

-for sale new school, sky orbit fsa headset
-was from a new unridden bike
-also for sale redline newschool race forks
-new in paper
- swap for mini newschool headset

-will post
-pics?

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2005, 01:03 AM »
It's no problem at all, as long as the parts are still available.....

You can buy converter cups to fit either fork into either frame.  1 1/8th forks into a 1" frame was quite a common job as people wanted the strength and clamp on stem option before having to upgrade their frame.

A ring around should see you right,  try Billys up in Cambridge - I think their distributor used to make their own converter cups.

Hope that helps  ;) :)

Don't forget to buy suitable bearings as well......

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2005, 07:14 AM »
or you need to find some mid school 1 inch threaded forks with a clamp on stem!
like superforks or kingpins ;)






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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2005, 08:22 AM »
i fink it was gee who did it
i did it the other way put 1inch on 1/18th  frame

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2005, 11:14 AM »
It's no problem at all, as long as the parts are still available.....

You can buy converter cups to fit either fork into either frame.  1 1/8th forks into a 1" frame was quite a common job as people wanted the strength and clamp on stem option before having to upgrade their frame.

A ring around should see you right,  try Billys up in Cambridge - I think their distributor used to make their own converter cups.

Hope that helps  ;) :)

Don't forget to buy suitable bearings as well......

sounds like the way to go.

i will try and find the cups!! or machine some existing ones

i want to run some beefy haro forks with ad lugs in my old streetbeat frame

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2005, 12:08 PM »
I want to touch ORB

darkslider

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2005, 02:06 PM »
Why not go rigid  ;D In a beavis and butthead type of snigger. That was cool!

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2005, 02:07 PM »
i'm a try the loose balls idea
i was thinking of that last night

i think it will work

darkslider

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2005, 02:09 PM »
You wanna tighten your balls not losen them matey.

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2005, 02:24 PM »
you reckon the tube will fit through the cups?
I want to touch ORB

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2005, 02:38 PM »
fnarr

yes it does fit through the cups

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2005, 02:43 PM »
you tried it? snug?
I want to touch ORB

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2005, 02:57 PM »
just tried it.

the shaft moved freely within the hole

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2005, 03:05 PM »
hmm. you reckon it might work then with loose ball......?  would have to mess with a few headsets to get the right combo, you would need 1 1/8" unthreaded headset.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2005, 03:15 PM by oberonspacefruit »
I want to touch ORB

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2005, 03:13 PM »
a one inch one wont go the shaft

i will need to use, i reckon

1 1/8th parts, 1" cups, 2 sets of bearings.

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2005, 03:14 PM »
d'oh!!!  wat am i thinking. its too much for my poor brain. draw me a pic when youve done all the hard work.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2005, 03:15 PM »
anyway i sed 1 1/8
I want to touch ORB

theRuler

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2005, 03:21 PM »
would have to mess with a few headsets to get the right combo, you would need a 4" unthreaded headset, and a dooslem pin

i'm not sure i would, you know.

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Re: round peg square hole
« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2005, 03:25 PM »
i beg to differ. dooslem pins have got me out of a tight spot on more than one occasion
I want to touch ORB

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